Textures now possible without ISO Hacking! (File Patch v3.5.1, fixes info.pac problem

[qmann28]

So, wait... you can keep the folders in the same directory with the new code and not have to move them to the root of the SD Card?

I've been using 2.1a with no troubles. I haven't bothered making the portraits though so I don't know how well it works with that.

Thank you to everyone who helped out, it's much appreciated.

 

[HntrDrizzt]

I just wanted to get straight exactly how to integrate the texture hack into brawl+ and if it is possible to load vBrawl with just the texture hack.

To start out I have B+ v4.0 codeset installed to my sd card and launched through geckoos. The two gct files are located in F:/code/RSBE01.gct and F:/private/wii/APP/pf/RSBE01.gct (or whatever the exact path is)

So as I understand you have to add the texture code to the first gct file i mentioned and put all the textures in a character folder in the pf folder. My question would be this:
1) does the 4.0 codeset allow over 256 lines of code. If so do i need a program to edit the texture hack in and save the new gct file and if not, what is the most simple way to go about it. (Also the most recent codelist for texture hack would help, i have seen several versions)
2) Is there a way to choose which codeset you load with geckoos so I can decide if I want to play vBrawl with textures or B+ with textures

Basically the most basic way to go about the texture hack. Thanks a bunch.

 

[V-K]

I just wanted to get straight exactly how to integrate the texture hack into brawl+ and if it is possible to load vBrawl with just the texture hack.

To start out I have B+ v4.0 codeset installed to my sd card and launched through geckoos. The two gct files are located in F:/code/RSBE01.gct and F:/private/wii/APP/pf/RSBE01.gct (or whatever the exact path is)

So as I understand you have to add the texture code to the first gct file i mentioned and put all the textures in a character folder in the pf folder. My question would be this:
1) does the 4.0 codeset allow over 256 lines of code. If so do i need a program to edit the texture hack in and save the new gct file and if not, what is the most simple way to go about it. (Also the most recent codelist for texture hack would help, i have seen several versions)
2) Is there a way to choose which codeset you load with geckoos so I can decide if I want to play vBrawl with textures or B+ with textures

Basically the most basic way to go about the texture hack. Thanks a bunch.

You could use the Screenshot Loader.
It loads only the textures and if you want to play Brawl+ you have to go to the album and select the Brawl+ snapshot file.

 

[Volt7x]

Possibly off topic but Syntax Error's textures are released. :D

 

[illinialex24]

I saw, so happy.

 

[ShadowLink84]

Except most of them are lack luster because they weren't finished.

Sonic for example

 

[Ryusuta]

For some reason, my Ice Climbers custom texture freezes the game. Is there any reason for this to happen? I'm using Version 1.3 of the File Replacement. And the codes seem to work for other characters just fine, still.

 

[shinato91]

Hey guys I have a question, do I have to create a different .pac file for every texture even if it's for the same character? Or can I create it only once and rename it 01 02 etc. for every texture?

 

[illinialex24]

Hey guys I have a question, do I have to create a different .pac file for every texture even if it's for the same character? Or can I create it only once and rename it 01 02 etc. for every texture?

You have to get a different .pac for every texture sorry. Its easy to convert .pcs to .pac

 

[Ryusuta]

Update: I just tried it with 2.1 (by the way, the OP should be updated with that sometime this year), and it DID load the game... but the ENTIRE SCREEN got completely glitched out. Something is seriously off with the IC pac.

 

[illinialex24]

Thats very weird, I still use 1.3. Like it best.

 

[Ryusuta]

Okay, so yeah... wow. I tried both versions of the code and even someone else's IC file, and it just doesn't want to load. I have no idea why, but I'll have to break the news to Barge...

 

[illinialex24]

Thats very weird, try going to an older version.

 

[hotdogturtle]

Except most of them are lack luster because they weren't finished.

Sonic for example

Sure a lot of them aren't great quality, but like most texture artists they have a few that really stand out above the rest.

Shadow, Dry Bowser, and heartless Diddy come to mind instantly.

 

[meleemaster500]

not every texture is game friendly. when the texture swap code was first released, i used it in many combinations, freezing my wii several times (even though the game normally does things for particular texture problems)

 

[illinialex24]

Yeah its true. But some are very well done.

Picano, props

 

[Starscream]

Except most of them are lack luster because they weren't finished.

Sonic for example

Well at the very least their Dark Samus and Metal Sonic textures are good placeholders until ESH releases theirs.

 

[HntrDrizzt]

So i have a question regarding playing brawl+ with the texture hacks. I have my files set up like so:

In the codes folder I have my gct file with SD files, Dynamic SD loader, File replacement, and disable custom stages and the last line is the load and execute codes from snapshot. That is all of the gct file i have in the codes folder.

Then for my bin file i did the following. I took the brawl+ v4.0 beta codeset and formatted it in notepad in order to save it as a b+ file. In BrawlPlus Tweaker I took the b+ file i created and added the unrestricted pause and replay camera to it. From here i saved it as a gct file and then converted it to a bin file (never asked anything about sdkeys). So i have this bin file in my private/wii/APP/RSBE/al folder.

Now I believe this is all correct but the problem comes when i try to load the game. I open geckoos and select load game. From here i dont see any place to select the proper snapshot file or anything but instead just loads the game as normal with the texture hacks. So i need to know how to load the texture hacks with brawl+ and not vBrawl.

Thanks

 

[Sph34r]

How do you change the color of Pit's arrows? I've seen this being done before, but I have no idea how.

 

[Mettra]

How do you change the color of Pit's arrows? I've seen this being done before, but I have no idea how.

Thats what I want to do, but no one answers my questions... *glare*

Anyway, you have to go into DATA/effect/fighter/ef_pit.pac

Unpack, edit.

Then The part I haven't figured out yet is where to put it on my SD card. I tried /effect/fighter/ef_pit (Im using v2.1a)

But no luck...

Thats what I need help on.

 

[Ryusuta]

Thats what I want to do, but no one answers my questions... *glare*

Anyway, you have to go into DATA/effect/fighter/ef_pit.pac

Unpack, edit.

Then The part I haven't figured out yet is where to put it on my SD card. I tried /effect/fighter/ef_pit (Im using v2.1a)

But no luck...

Thats what I need help on.

If you're using 2.1a, it'd probably go in the root of the SD card.

 

[meleemaster500]

found out some help for those screwed over by transparencies stuff, if you change the max colors allowed by your image editing software, you can load up some textures that don't with standard 256(5)

 

[Mettra]

If you're using 2.1a, it'd probably go in the root of the SD card.

really? Because normal textures are found in DATA/fighters/*charname*/*File*, and are put in /fighter/*charname*/*file*

So in theory, since effect files are found in DATA/effect/fighter/*file*, you should put them in /effect/*file* however that has not worked for me so far

 

[Ochobobo]

Is it possible to use both File Replacement 1.3 and 1.1 to try and minimize the chance of freezing or does one override the other

Edit: 2.0 Started freezing for me all of a sudden. No idea why. I changed back to 1.3 and it still froze. I don't always want to wait for the textures to load in 1.1, so that's why I'm asking if you could add both.

 

[Azurie]

Just started using textures, and all of em work great except for zss. Only 1 out of the 4 I have for her work. Any reason why this may be?

 

[illinialex24]

Is it possible to use both File Replacement 1.3 and 1.1 to try and minimize the chance of freezing or does one override the other

Edit: 2.0 Started freezing for me all of a sudden. No idea why. I changed back to 1.3 and it still froze. I don't always want to wait for the textures to load in 1.1, so that's why I'm asking if you could add both.

I am almost certain both won't work at the same time. I use 1.3

Just started using textures, and all of em work great except for zss. Only 1 out of the 4 I have for her work. Any reason why this may be?

Do you have the .pac files and are they named properly???

 

[Azurie]

3 of em have pacs, (including the 1 that works right), and they all follow the same naming convention as the 1 that works.

 

[Azurie]

Weird. I just recompiled the code and they're suddenly working now

 

[illinialex24]

Weird. I just recompiled the code and they're suddenly working now

That is very weird.

 

[Captain Kwark]

Wario Glitch

I was making a new texture for Wario. When I started the game, this came out.

Texture fail!

Creepy ain't it?

However when I close in, everything looks good. body and leg were indexed to 256 colors.

 

[illinialex24]

Whoahhhh, might wanna have a few less colors lol

 

[Christopher Rodriguez]

LOL that wario texture wins

even if was a mistake

 

[Ryusuta]

It's like tie-dye meets sandpaper.

 

[illinialex24]

I am getting every .pac or so. All the important ones

 

[Captain Kwark]

I brought the palette back to 100, 50, 30 colors, but I get the same result except he's almost black.

 

[Sukai]

Stack Smash has been temporarily suspended...

 

[pahoeho]

I have the pal version of the game.. should I follow this tutorial except using the pal codes? Or are there differences?

 

[Richard7]

Stack Smash has been temporarily suspended...

You beat me to it. Whats up with that anyway? As long as its temporary I'm happy.

Also, I don't know if this happens to anyone else, but lots of Wario texture hacks don't work. The stage loads, but during certain Wario animations (not sure which ones) it freezes the game. Its happened to me with Zombie Wario, Flying Wario and Eggman Wario. The only Wario texture hack that works for me is Striker Wario, which only came with a .pcs file, which is strange that it works because don't you need .pac files for Wario's textures to work?

Also, I'm aware certain texture just simply don't work (for whatever reason) but I found a work around for 99% of them. Usually when you have a texture that doesn't work, you push start on the character select screen, you see the stage select screen for like less than a second, then the game freezes and your Wii makes a buzzing noise. To avoid this, just change your stage selection to random! You push start at the character select screen and then the stage starts loading. I don't know if this is already known but I thought I'd just share it.

I don't know if this anything to do with the Wario textures not working, but I have the PAL version of brawl.

 

[Dr Eggman]

Anyone got the Character Selection Portraits working?
I'm using the Syntax Error Pack.

My csp's are at /private/wii/app/rsbe/info/portrite/InfFaceXXX.brres

Am i missing something? Or are CSP's not supported by the loader?
I'm using File Replacement 2.1a

Its the NTSC version of brawl.

 

[RoyMaster4]

I got the freeze-before-wriststrap-screen glitch with 2.1 once...